Solar companies help fight pollinators' habitat loss in Illinois

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Original Load Date July 1, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Last Updated July 1, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/solar-companies-help-fight-pollinators-habitat-loss-in-illinois/3956154/

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Planted alongside 7,000 solar modules over several acres in Kane County, are pesticide-free, native flowering plants providing vegetation for bees, butterflies and other pollinators to thrive. "We often see birds nesting around the panels. We find a lot of bees' nests on the panels. We see foxes, s...